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Blood Pressure is the force of circulating blood on the walls of the arteries. Blood pressure is taken using two measurements: systolic (measured when the heart beats, when blood pressure is at its highest) and diastolic (measured between heart beats, when blood pressure is at its lowest). Blood pressure is written with the systolic blood pressure first, followed by the diastolic blood pressure (for example 120/80).

Static isometric exercises most effective for reducing both systolic and diastolic blood pressure

Static isometric exercises—the sort that involve engaging muscles without movement, such as wall sits and planks—are best for lowering blood pressure, finds a pooled data analysis of the available evidence from clinical trials, published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

26 Jul 2023

Study reveals key mechanism linking obstructive sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease

Researchers have found that people with obstructive sleep apnea have an increased cardiovascular risk due to reduced blood oxygen levels, largely explained by interrupted breathing.

26 Jul 2023

Effects of turmeric supplementation in individuals with metabolic syndrome and diabetes

Study evaluated the effects of turmeric supplementation on glucose metabolism in patients with metabolic syndrome.

26 Jul 2023

Desert olive tree pearls may alleviate cognitive problems in middle-aged and older adults

Study investigated the significant effects of desert olive tree pearls (DOTPs) on the cognitive function.

26 Jul 2023

Tackling obesity in children with heart disease

Childhood is a window of opportunity to tackle obesity before the damage it causes is irreversible, according to a scientific statement by experts on heart disease and childhood obesity published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).1

26 Jul 2023

Postpartum counseling is key to reducing long-term risk of heart disease in women

Despite having risk factors for heart disease, only 60% of women reported receiving counseling on optimizing their heart health, which includes healthy eating, exercise and losing weight gained during pregnancy at their six-week postpartum visit between 2016 and 2020, a new Northwestern Medicine study has found.

25 Jul 2023

$3 million NIH grant awarded to investigate the connections between maternal BMI and childhood obesity

Researchers at Michigan State University and Henry Ford Health received a $3 million grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases within the National Institutes of Health to study the connections between maternal body mass index, or BMI, and childhood obesity.

25 Jul 2023

New weight loss drugs carry high price tags and lots of questions for seniors

Corlee Morris has dieted throughout her adult life.

25 Jul 2023

The relationships between risk factors and kidney events in two diabetic cohorts

Researchers use the association rule to assess chronic kidney disease risk in the General and Worker diabetes populations.

25 Jul 2023

Consuming strawberries may promote cognitive function and improve cardiovascular risk factors

Daily strawberry consumption was linked to improved cognitive function, lower blood pressure and higher antioxidant capacity in a randomized clinical trial presented today at Nutrition 2023, the annual meeting of the American Society of Nutrition.

24 Jul 2023

Longer television viewing times in childhood linked to higher risk of adulthood metabolic syndrome

A University of Otago study has added weight to the evidence that watching too much television as a child can lead to poor health in adulthood.

24 Jul 2023

Time-restricted eating can be a good alternative for weight loss in people with type 2 diabetes

Losing weight is often a goal for people with type 2 diabetes, which is strongly associated with being overweight or obese.

24 Jul 2023

The association of dietary patterns with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia symptomology

A new paper discusses the impact of diet on the risk of AD, in which researchers describe the interrelationship between specific nutrients, dietary patterns, other risk factors for AD, and psychosocial factors driving these patterns.

24 Jul 2023

New class of cholesterol-lowering drugs can affect lung function and brain size, study finds

One of the world’s largest studies on the impact of cholesterol-lowering medication has highlighted an issue with a new class of drugs that could impair lung function in some patients.

24 Jul 2023

Phenotype-based approach to obesity treatment shows promise

In a pilot study of 165 people, Mayo Clinic researchers looked at the effectiveness of two different approaches to weight loss: a standard lifestyle intervention and individualized therapy.

21 Jul 2023

Digital technologies for effective geriatric care: successes, challenges and future perspectives

Researchers discussed the current achievements, challenges, and potential opportunities in using digital technologies.

21 Jul 2023

Researchers identify how enzymes can help prevent heart damage in chemotherapy patients

Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have identified a process by which enzymes can help prevent heart damage in chemotherapy patients.

20 Jul 2023

Study finds cell-free RNA can be used to predict preeclampsia

Preeclampsia is a serious pregnancy disorder, marked by high blood pressure and the presence of proteins in urine, affecting between 2% and 4% of pregnant women worldwide, leading to about 46,000 maternal deaths and about 500,000 fetal and newborn deaths each year.

20 Jul 2023

Did multimodal in-office/telemedicine prenatal care implemented during the pandemic perform similarly to in-office prenatal care?

Researchers compared the performance of a multimodal prenatal health care model combining in-office and telemedicine visits to an in-office-only model between the pre-pandemic and pandemic period.

20 Jul 2023

Sweat-based wearable technologies as a potential monitoring tool for patients with metabolic syndrome

The opportunities and challenges of sweat-based wearables for monitoring metabolic syndrome.

20 Jul 2023

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Static isometric exercises most effective for reducing both systolic and diastolic blood pressure

Study reveals key mechanism linking obstructive sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease

Effects of turmeric supplementation in individuals with metabolic syndrome and diabetes

Desert olive tree pearls may alleviate cognitive problems in middle-aged and older adults

Tackling obesity in children with heart disease

Postpartum counseling is key to reducing long-term risk of heart disease in women

$3 million NIH grant awarded to investigate the connections between maternal BMI and childhood obesity

New weight loss drugs carry high price tags and lots of questions for seniors

The relationships between risk factors and kidney events in two diabetic cohorts

Consuming strawberries may promote cognitive function and improve cardiovascular risk factors

Longer television viewing times in childhood linked to higher risk of adulthood metabolic syndrome

Time-restricted eating can be a good alternative for weight loss in people with type 2 diabetes

The association of dietary patterns with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia symptomology

New class of cholesterol-lowering drugs can affect lung function and brain size, study finds

Phenotype-based approach to obesity treatment shows promise

Digital technologies for effective geriatric care: successes, challenges and future perspectives

Researchers identify how enzymes can help prevent heart damage in chemotherapy patients

Study finds cell-free RNA can be used to predict preeclampsia

Did multimodal in-office/telemedicine prenatal care implemented during the pandemic perform similarly to in-office prenatal care?

Sweat-based wearable technologies as a potential monitoring tool for patients with metabolic syndrome

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